So the LevitesappointedHemanthe sonof Joel,and from his relatives,Asaphthe sonof Berechiah;and from the sonsof Meraritheir relatives,Ethanthe sonof Kushaiah,
and with them their relativesof the secondrank,Zechariah,Ben,Jaaziel,Shemiramoth,Jehiel,Unni,Eliab,Benaiah,Maaseiah,Mattithiah,Eliphelehu,Mikneiah,Obed-edomand Jeiel,the gatekeepers.
So the singers,Heman,Asaphand Ethan[were appointed] to soundaloud cymbalsof bronze;
With them [were] Hemanand Jeduthun,and the restwho were chosen,whowere designatedby name,to givethanksto the LORD,becauseHis lovingkindnessis everlasting.
And with them [were] Hemanand Jeduthun[with] trumpetsand cymbalsfor those who should soundaloud, and [with] instruments[for] the songsof God,and the sonsof Jeduthunfor the gate.
The sonsof Kohath[were] Amram,Izhar,Hebronand Uzziel.
Tahathhis son,Urielhis son,Uzziahhis sonand Shaulhis son.
The sonsof Merari[were] Mahli,Libnihis son,Shimeihis son,Uzzahhis son,
Theseare those who servedwith their sons:From the sonsof the Kohathites[were] Hemanthe singer,the sonof Joel,the sonof Samuel,
[Heman's] brotherAsaphstoodat his righthand,even Asaphthe sonof Berechiah,the sonof Shimea,
On the lefthand[were] their kinsmenthe sonsof Merari:Ethanthe sonof Kishi,the sonof Abdi,the sonof Malluch,
The MightyOne,God,the LORD,has spoken,And summonedthe earthfrom the risingof the sunto its setting.
SurelyGodis goodto Israel,To those whoare purein heart!
O God,do not remain quiet;Do not be silentand, O God,do not be still.
Now the nameof his firstbornwas Joel,and the nameof his second,Abijah;[they] were judgingin Beersheba.
